Talk:Mario del Monaco
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[edit] del Monaco as Heldentenor
I removed the "Heldentenor" category for Mario del Monaco. His loud voice was certainly heroic in proportions, but the term "heldentenor" is applied to exponents of German opera, and Richard Wagner's oeuvre in particular. None of this material was in del Monaco's repertoire.68.72.109.75 13:09, 3 August 2007 (UTC)
I undid your removement of the category, since del Monaco had a typical "heldentenor" voice - the term is not reserved for the german repertoire. Verdi's Otello, del Monaco's trademark role, belongs to it just like Lohengrin - the singer's only complete Wagner-role. And the way he sang Radames or Canio had nothing to do with belcanto.--Vully 21:24, 5 August 2007 (UTC)
